Fountain shaving brush



Aug. 23, 1932. R. E. SMITH FOUNTAIN smwme BRUSH Filed May 7, 1931 are 4230 mg m- W l I I I I I H Patented Aug, 71? i2 PATENT oFFIc RAY E. surrn,on menus;

FOUNTAIN SHAVING BRUSH Application filed May 7, 1931.

forcing the shaving cream or the like through the bristles of the brush,whereby the lather ma be sanitarily applied to the face.

he invention further aims to provide a brush of the character specified,wherein the reservoir handle is closed at one end by means of a capcarrying the operable mechanism for actuating the pressure applyingmeans, and further embodying a clutch member between W said cap andoperable mechanism, whereby with actuatioh of the latter in one of itsdi-' rec tions, the cap will be locked thereto for removal from thereservoir.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of abrush constituted of parts easil assembled, said parts being designed toe made in stock quantities, whereby the manufacturing cost will begreatly reduced; It is also among the desired features of the inventionto provide a brush having relative- --ly few workmg parts in order toreduce to the utmost the possibilities of breaka e which may result inthe inoperativeness o the device. v

An equally important feature of the invention consists, in providing afountain shaving brush may be given an artistic outer configurationthereby lending, the device a 4 distinctive appearance and thusrendering the device commercially desirable. e

Other important objects and advantages, of the invention will be in partobvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. I, 4 In order that theinventionand its mode of Serial 110. 585,781.

operation may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, I havein the accompanying drawing and in the detailed description basedthereupon set out apossible embodiment of the same.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through my improved device,

Figure 2 is a cross section taken on line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of a slightl modified form of theinvention,

- F i 4s'is" a cross section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a cross section taken on line 63% 5-5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is across section illustrating a further modification of myimproved device.

Having more particular reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, myimproved .device may be stated to comprise a cylindrical hollow handlebody 1 constituting a reservoir for shaving cream or the like, formed ofa tubing sectlon of suitable material, and having a continuous screwthread 2 formed 10 throughout the entire internal surface thereof.

Disposed at one extremity of the cylindrical body 1 is a brush head 3provided with bristles 4 andformed with a reduced extension 5. Thereduced extension 5 of said brush head 3 is adapted for introductionwithin said mentioned extremity of the handle body '1 having screwthreaded engagement with the adjacent end portion of the continuous soscrew thread 2. -The reduced extension 5 'further defines shoulders 6upon the brush venting its contents from running out. The

brush head 3 is provided with an aperture 8 extending therethrough andestablishing communication between the bristles 4 of the brush and theinterior of the handle body 1,

whereby shaving cream or the like may be supplied to the brush bristlesin the manner more specifically described hereinafter.

Disposed upon the opposite extremity of the handle body 1, is a cap 9formed with a reduced portion 10 engaged with the free end portion ofthe continuous internal screw thread 2. The marginal portion of the cap9 snugly contacts with the adjacent edge of the handle for closing thesame.

Extended through the cap 9 and'rotatable thereon, is a shank 12 having asubstantially flat circular knob 13, preferably larger in diameter thanthe diameter of the cap 9, whereby said knob may be readily grippedbetween the thumb and fingers .forjmparting a rotary motion to the shank12. The inwardly extended portion of the shank 12 is formed with aplurality of sides and may, as represented in the drawing,advantageously be of substantially square cross sectional configuration.A locking ring 14 seated in a corresponding recess 15 formed upon asuitable portion of the shank 12 and bearing against the cap 9, may beprovided in order to prevent the longitudinal displacement or accidentalwithdrawal of the shank 12 from its position upon the handle body 1.

. Arranged within the handle body 1 and in engagement with theintermediate portion of the continuous internal screw thread- 2 thereof,is a follower disk 16 having a central opening 17 corresponding in shapeto the inner portion of the shank 12 and receiving the lattertherethrough. The disk 16 is designed to apply pressure to the contentsof the reservoirhandle to force the same into the bristlesA of the brushand to better perform this function, it is preferable to provide theworking face of the disk 16 with a fibrous packing 18 retained inposition b means of a washer 19 secured to the dis 16 by rivets 20 orother suitable fastening devices.

In order to give a distinctive appearance to the brush as a whole, anouter shell 21 may be applied about the outer peripherof the handle body1, said shell being wor ed into any desired design or artisticconfiguration and may be constructed in any manner known in the art.

In Figure 3 of the drawing is shown a modified embodiment of theinvention wherein the reservoir handle 22 is provided with a pluralityof sides, and may, for instance, be given a hexagonal shape asillustrated herein. In this embodiment of the invention, one end of thehandle 22 may be closed by means of an integral wall 23 which isprovided with a central screw threaded openin 24 receiving one end of anipple 25 secure to a brush head 26 and establishing communicationbetween the interior of the handle 22 and the bristles 27 of the brushhead 26.

The normal open end portion of the handle 22 is closed by means of a cap28 having screw threaded engagement as at 29 with sai end portion of thehandle 22, and provided with a central circular opening 30.

Received through the opening 30 of the cap 28 and extending inwardly ofthehandle 22, is a shank 31 provided with a substantially fiat knob 32adapted to be gripped to impart a rotary motion to the shank 31. Theshank 31 is locked in position by means of a ring 33 seated in a recess34 formed in a convenient portion of the shank 31 and bearing againstthe adjacent portion ofthe cap 28.

The inwardly directed portion of the shank 31 is circumferentiallyreduced and screw threaded as indicated at 35, and engages a followerplate 36 supplied with a fibrous packing 37 retained thereon by means ofa washer 38 and rivets or other known fastening devices 39.

That portion of theshank 31 received in the opening 30 of the cap 28, asmore clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawing, may be formed with atransverse slot 40 disposed eccentrically and at one side of the axis ofthe shank 31 and receiving a coiled spring 41 which acts upon aspherical member 42 to urge the same outwardly against the wall of theopening 30. The spherical member 42 is adapted to register with recesses43 formed in adjacent portions of the wall of opening 30 in said cap 28when the knob 32 and shank 31 are rotated in one of their directions,thus acting as a clutch to lock the cap to the shank for rotationtherewith. In this connection, it will be understood that the screwthreaded end portion 29 of the handle 22 is threaded in inverse relationto the screw thread 35 of the shank 31 in order that the normaloperation of the follower plate 36 will not be affected by the actuationof the clutch member,

It will also be understood that this clutch memberimay be readilyincorporated in the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 6, I have shown the manner of constructing the devicedescribed in reference to Figure 3, when a handle having an internalcylindrical surface is used. In such a case, the inner-wall of thehandle 22' is provided with opposed longitudinal slots 44 receiving andguiding the tongues 45 formed to pro ect in diametrically opposeddirections from the body of the follower disk 36'.

From the foregoing, it will be understood that I have provided anadvantageous and convenient shaving brush capable of supplying a shavingcream or the like to the bristles thereof. When the brush is assembledin the manner described hereinbefore and the reservoir handle has beenfilled with shaving cream or the like, the latter may be forced into thebristles by turning the knob thus imparting a rotary motion to the shankand causing the follower plate or disk to apply ressure to the contentsof the reservoir andle.

'By reason of the particular construction of the device, ready accessmay be had to refill the reservoir handle, and also, to re air orreplace any of the parts which may ecome worn or deteriorated.

Further, because of the simplified construction of my improved device,it will be appreciated that the same obviates the possibilities ofbreakage of the operable parts as frequently occurs in known devices ofthis character.

Manifestly, the construction herein shown is-capable of considerablemodification and such modifications as come within the scope of myclaims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I-claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a hollow handle body,the internal surface of said body being provided with a continuous screwthread formed throughout the entire length thereof, a brush head havingan extension threaded externally for engagement with the end portion ofthe internal screw thread at one extremity of said handle, a cap havingan extension threaded external- 1y for engagement with the other endportion of the internal screw thread at the remaining extremity of saidhandle, a follower means when the same is rotated in one of itsdirections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.-

RAY E. SMITH.

disk received within said body having its peripheral portion in screwthreaded engagement with the intermediate portion of the continuousinternal screw thread of said body, and means carried by said cap andoperably associated with said disk to cause the latter to move on saidcontinuous thread.

2. A device of the character described comprising a hollow handle body,a brush secured at one end of said body and having means establishingcommunication between the interio'r of said body and the bristles ofsaid brush, a cap closin the other end of said body, pressure app 'yingmeans carried by said cap and rotatably mounted thereon, and a clutchmember between said pressure applying means and cap to lock the latterto said means when the same is moved in one of its directions. v

3. A device of the character described-comprising afountain brush, areservoir asso'- ciated with said brush, a cap for closing saidreservoir, pressure applying means extendin throu h and movably carriedby said cap,

a at kno secured to said pressure applying means and arranged at oneside of said cap,

' a locking ring carried by said pressure applying means and engageablewith the opposite side of said cap and locking means associated with thepressure applying means and engageable with said ap to lock the latter--with said pressure applying means when moved in one direction 4. Adevice of the character described com,- a r I

